{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-538","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 64.2-538","heading":"Lien acquired during lifetime of decedent not affected","body":"This article shall not affect any lien acquired during the lifetime of the decedent.Code 1950, § 64-176; 1968, c. 656, § 64.1-187; 2012, c. 614.","path":["Title 64.2. WILLS, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES","Subtitle II. WILLS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES","Chapter 5. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES","Article 6. LIABILITY OF REAL ESTATE TO DEBTS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/64.2-538/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:14Z","sha256":"4d9779837a1c86fe576ef7151bc496ca8552ea1b93c55fbf4086995e0a7ca776","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-537","next":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-539"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}